Comments on: Top three lessons that improved our process http://johannesbrodwall.com/2008/08/22/top-three-lessons-that-improved-our-process/ Johannes Brodwall's Musings on Software Architecture and Programming Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Johannes Brodwall http://johannesbrodwall.com/2008/08/22/top-three-lessons-that-improved-our-process/comment-page-1/#comment-127581 Johannes Brodwall Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:00:26 +0000 http://www.brodwall.com/johannes/blog/2008/08/22/top-three-lessons-that-improved-our-process/#comment-127581 I don't know any way to succeed with a single software project with 100 people. If you know a way, I would love to learn it. :-)<br><br>If you don't know a good way to do it, I'd personally downsize the project to 10 people. I don't know if you have any better chance of succeeding, but at least you'll fail cheaper.<br><br>(Technically, "Whole team" is not the same as "small team", but in my experience, "small team" is important too.) I don't know any way to succeed with a single software project with 100 people. If you know a way, I would love to learn it. :-)

If you don't know a good way to do it, I'd personally downsize the project to 10 people. I don't know if you have any better chance of succeeding, but at least you'll fail cheaper.

(Technically, “Whole team” is not the same as “small team”, but in my experience, “small team” is important too.)

]]> By: André Rakvåg http://johannesbrodwall.com/2008/08/22/top-three-lessons-that-improved-our-process/comment-page-1/#comment-127580 André Rakvåg Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:21:19 +0000 http://www.brodwall.com/johannes/blog/2008/08/22/top-three-lessons-that-improved-our-process/#comment-127580 Interesting post, I think this is very good advice. I have seen the serious problems that can be caused by not following the "Whole team"-principle. But can that principle be followed on projects of size, e.g. more than 100 people? Do you have any thoughts on how one can organize such projects and follow this principle? Interesting post, I think this is very good advice. I have seen the serious problems that can be caused by not following the “Whole team”-principle. But can that principle be followed on projects of size, e.g. more than 100 people? Do you have any thoughts on how one can organize such projects and follow this principle?

]]> By: jhannes http://johannesbrodwall.com/2008/08/22/top-three-lessons-that-improved-our-process/comment-page-1/#comment-84997 jhannes Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:00:26 +0000 http://www.brodwall.com/johannes/blog/2008/08/22/top-three-lessons-that-improved-our-process/#comment-84997 I don't know any way to succeed with a single software project with 100 people. If you know a way, I would love to learn it. :-)<br><br>If you don't know a good way to do it, I'd personally downsize the project to 10 people. I don't know if you have any better chance of succeeding, but at least you'll fail cheaper.<br><br>(Technically, "Whole team" is not the same as "small team", but in my experience, "small team" is important too.) I don't know any way to succeed with a single software project with 100 people. If you know a way, I would love to learn it. :-)

If you don't know a good way to do it, I'd personally downsize the project to 10 people. I don't know if you have any better chance of succeeding, but at least you'll fail cheaper.

(Technically, “Whole team” is not the same as “small team”, but in my experience, “small team” is important too.)

]]> By: André Rakvåg http://johannesbrodwall.com/2008/08/22/top-three-lessons-that-improved-our-process/comment-page-1/#comment-84988 André Rakvåg Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:21:19 +0000 http://www.brodwall.com/johannes/blog/2008/08/22/top-three-lessons-that-improved-our-process/#comment-84988 Interesting post, I think this is very good advice. I have seen the serious problems that can be caused by not following the "Whole team"-principle. But can that principle be followed on projects of size, e.g. more than 100 people? Do you have any thoughts on how one can organize such projects and follow this principle? Interesting post, I think this is very good advice. I have seen the serious problems that can be caused by not following the “Whole team”-principle. But can that principle be followed on projects of size, e.g. more than 100 people? Do you have any thoughts on how one can organize such projects and follow this principle?

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